Kvernes
{{Short description|Village in Averøy Municipality, Norway}}
{{about|the village in Averøy, Norway|the former municipality in Norway|Kvernes Municipality}}
{{Infobox settlement
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|settlement_type = Village
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|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = Norway
|subdivision_type1 = Region
|subdivision_name1 = Western Norway
|subdivision_type2 = County
|subdivision_name2 = Møre og Romsdal
|subdivision_type3 = District
|subdivision_name3 = Nordmøre
|subdivision_type4 = Municipality
|subdivision_name4 = Averøy Municipality
|timezone1 = CET
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|postal_code_type = Post Code
|postal_code = 6530 Averøy
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|elevation_m = 39
|elevation_footnotes = {{Cite web |title=Kvernes, Averøy (Møre og Romsdal) |url=https://www.yr.no/place/Norway/M%C3%B8re_og_Romsdal/Aver%C3%B8y/Kvernes/ |access-date=2019-05-25 |publisher=yr.no}}}}
Kvernes{{Cite web |title=Informasjon om stadnamn |url=https://stadnamn.kartverket.no/fakta/898874 |access-date=2025-03-15 |website=Norgeskart |publisher=Kartverket |language=no}} is a village in Averøy Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located on the east coast of the island of Averøya, along the Kvernesfjorden. County Road 247 runs through the village.
History
The village of Kvernes was the administrative centre of the old Kvernes Municipality which existed from 1838 until 1964 when the municipality was dissolved.
There are two churches in Kvernes: Kvernes Stave Church (built in the 17th century) and the Kvernes Church (built in the 19th century). The stave church is now a museum.{{cite SNL|Kvernes_-_sogn_i_Averøy|Kvernes (sogn i Averøy)|2025-03-15|Thorsnæs|Geir|2024-11-26}}
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